The ruling on supplicating against a specific polytheist in prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is difficult for me to understand the commentator’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement regarding the permissibility of supplicating against specific polytheists in prayer, even though Allah said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Nothing of the matter is yours.” So, is it valid to supplicate against a specific polytheist in prayer?
Answer:
No, it is not valid to specify a person in prayer. However, one supplicates against them generally, against the polytheists, against the enemies of the religion, against… Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is difficult for me to understand the commentator’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement regarding the permissibility of supplicating against specific polytheists in prayer, even though Allah said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Nothing of the matter is yours.” So, is it valid to supplicate against a specific polytheist in prayer?
Answer:
No, it is not valid to specify a person in prayer. However, one supplicates against them generally, against the polytheists, against the enemies of the religion, against… Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : قول الله - تعالى - : { أيشركون ما لا يخلق شيئا وهم يخلقون } — islamhouse.com (52:03)
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